The Use of Graphic Design to Support Nurses in the Selection of Look-Alike Medications

The Use of Graphic Design to Support Nurses in the Selection of Look-Alike Medications

Abstract:

(41st Biennial Convention) Worldwide, look-alike/sound-alike (phonetic and/or orthographic similarity) medication names have been identified as a cause of medication errors in nursing practice. The Federal Drug Administration and Institute for Safe Medication Practices recommend the use of tallman letters to selected parts of the names to help differentiate them from one another. There are few studies demonstrating the effectiveness of this strategy and fewer still that include nurses in the participant pool. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated tallman lettering and alternative methods of differentiating look-alike medication names. This study used convenience sampling of nurses and pharmacists with varying levels of experience to participate in a series of experiments to measure accuracy and speed in the administration of medications that have look-alike names. The process of developing relevant tasks for the evaluation of the designs and findings will be presented.

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The Use of Graphic Design to Support Nurses in the Selection of Look-Alike Medications

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http://hdl.handle.net/10755/202155

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(41st Biennial Convention) Worldwide, look-alike/sound-alike (phonetic and/or orthographic similarity) medication names have been identified as a cause of medication errors in nursing practice. The Federal Drug Administration and Institute for Safe Medication Practices recommend the use of tallman letters to selected parts of the names to help differentiate them from one another. There are few studies demonstrating the effectiveness of this strategy and fewer still that include nurses in the participant pool. This descriptive, exploratory study evaluated tallman lettering and alternative methods of differentiating look-alike medication names. This study used convenience sampling of nurses and pharmacists with varying levels of experience to participate in a series of experiments to measure accuracy and speed in the administration of medications that have look-alike names. The process of developing relevant tasks for the evaluation of the designs and findings will be presented.

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technology

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collaborative model

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2012-01-11T11:12:58Z

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2012-01-04

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2012-01-11T11:12:58Z

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Sigma Theta Tau International

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